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Girl’s death is linked to ‘most severe lice infestation officials had ever seen’

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Parents are charged with murder after lice infestation in 12-year-old girl’s hair caused her death because repeated bites for three years lowered her blood iron levels and triggered a heart attack

  • Kaitlyn Yozviak died on August 26 from cardiac arrest and severe anemia
  • Mary Katherine Horton and Joey Yozviak have been charged with her murder 
  • Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that Kaitlyn had ‘the most severe’ lice infestation that the GBI´s office had ever seen
  • He said he believed repeated bites from the lice lowered her blood iron levels, which likely caused the anemia, and may have triggered the cardiac attack
  • Judge Brenda Trammell agreed there was enough evidence for second-degree murder charges against her parents to go forward to a grand jury
  • The couple was also charged with second-degree child cruelty 

By Associated Press

Published: 22:36 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 03:12 BST, 30 September 2020

Kaitlyn Yozviak died on August 26 from cardiac arrest and severe anemia

A 12-year-old Georgia girl may have died as an indirect result of a severe lice infestation that may have gone on for years, investigators said.

Kaitlyn Yozviak died on August 26 from cardiac arrest with a secondary cause being severe anemia, WMAZ-TV reported. Her parents Mary Katherine ‘Katie’ Horton, 37, and Joey Yozviak, 38, have been charged with her murder.  

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that, at the time of her death, Kaitlyn had ‘the most severe’ lice infestation that the GBI´s office had ever seen, and it may have lasted on and off for at least three years. 

He said he believed repeated bites from the lice lowered her blood iron levels, which likely caused the anemia, and may have triggered the cardiac attack. 

Wilkinson County Superior Court Judge Brenda Trammell agreed there was enough evidence for second-degree murder charges against her parents to go forward to a grand jury. The couple was also charged with second-degree child cruelty.

The new details on her death were discussed during a preliminary hearing Monday. 

The GBI earlier said the girl suffered ‘excessive physical pain due to medical negligence,’ although the autopsy results are not yet complete.

Her mother also told investigators Kaitlyn had not bathed within the last week and a half before she died.

When agents got to the home in August, the inside was filthy and in disrepair with vermin covering the mattress, stuffed animals and other furniture in Kaitlyn´s room, Hilton said.

John Joseph "Joey" Yozviak

Mary Katherine "Katie" Horton

Her parents Mary Katherine ‘Katie’ Horton, right, and Joey Yozviak, left, have been charged with her murder. The couple was also charged with second-degree child cruelty

Neighbors told agents they had not seen Kaitlyn playing around the house for the last month and a half to two months before her death.

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services documents show that Kaitlyn´s two brothers were removed from Horton and Yozviak’s home because of unsanitary conditions.

In 2008, DFCS opened another case around the time Kaitlyn was born, after the parents decided not to give her up for adoption.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that, at the time of her death, Kaitlyn had 'the most severe' lice infestation that the GBI´s office had ever seen, and it may have lasted on and off for at least three years

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Ryan Hilton testified that, at the time of her death, Kaitlyn had ‘the most severe’ lice infestation that the GBI´s office had ever seen, and it may have lasted on and off for at least three years

Victim Kaitlyn Yozviak with her teacher, Courtney Amerson Williams, in 2016

Victim Kaitlyn Yozviak with her teacher, Courtney Amerson Williams, in 2016

The agency didn´t receive any reports on the family until 2018 where files show a call indicating the home was ‘bug-infested, (with) excessive cats, and hazardous conditions.’

Kaitlyn was briefly placed with her aunt, and returned to her parents´ home six days later.

The agency did not hear from the family again until after she died. The last entry in the file is heavily redacted and concerns a conversation between GBI and child welfare authorities.

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